Total Crime Rate

1396.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

657.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1396.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 657.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 443.0 10/10
  • Drugs 228.2 10/10
  • Public order 177.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 110.7 10/10
  • Other theft 83.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.2 9/10
  • Other crime 30.2 10/10
  • Robbery 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamilton Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Square (CH41 5AS) in the last 12 months was 1396.0 per 1,000 residents and was 817.7% higher than the Bidston and St James average (152.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 657.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Square (CH41 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Argyle Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Mews —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brunswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Brandon Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway (Mersey Tunnel) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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